tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post2438078503765586529..comments2023-05-08T04:26:41.949-04:00Comments on My Little Po-Mo: Fixing Angel Season 4Froborrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-5178758962486608352014-02-19T14:03:58.858-05:002014-02-19T14:03:58.858-05:00Season 5 was mostly excellent, though it fell down...Season 5 was mostly excellent, though it fell down somewhat in having YET ANOTHER mystical nonconsensual pregnancy, and a lethal one to boot this time. Still, overall a solid ending for the show.<br /><br />I do like how, between Dollhouse, Angel, and Buffy, all of the Firefly crew except Simon, Kaylee, and Book got to be villains in other Whedon shows. It's to the point where every time I saw someone I recognized from Firefly, I'd assume they were evil.Froborrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-1957603558183508702014-02-19T14:00:01.949-05:002014-02-19T14:00:01.949-05:00Yeah, now that I've seen Season 5... eh on the...Yeah, now that I've seen Season 5... eh on the way that addresses the whole thing. I mean, Connor saying he's glad it happened somewhat helps--consent after the fact is better than no consent--but it still doesn't change the original violation, and Angel should not be forgiven so easily for that.Froborrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-14983391010645465042014-02-18T02:46:50.270-05:002014-02-18T02:46:50.270-05:00The problem here, though, is that this season was ...The problem here, though, is that this season was running concurrently with the last televised season of Buffy and the woefully short existence of Firefly. Granted, the resolution of Angel's under the sea imprisonment and Cordy's return from her higher-plane existence was a bit hackneyed to say the least. Also, the extended Los Angeles in darkness and the temporary loss of Angel's soul was clearly a big continuity goof. I almost kept thinking sooner or later we'd get Willow waking up from some bad season-long nightmare and she'd see Amber Benson step out of the shower--oops, wrong show! :-) <br /><br />Anyway, the last-minute writing out of characters by season Four's end as a setup for the new status quo at Wolfram and Hart seemed like a good idea on paper. And the original tease of James Marsters' Spike character playing off of David's Angel was probably the best concept heading into season five. <br /><br />Season 5 was a bit of improvement and return to form for Joss Whedon somewhat considering this dismal flop for Angel.Jefferson Enghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031622794009936127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-6762673967978699132014-02-11T12:23:37.066-05:002014-02-11T12:23:37.066-05:00The Conner stuff comes up in Season Five, "An...The Conner stuff comes up in Season Five, "Angel: After the Fall", and the "Angel and Faith" comic series. People give Angel some shit for it, but generally I don't predict you're going to be satisfied. Theonlyspiralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642870266593742219noreply@blogger.com